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WorksheetsHistory of Europe Review Game
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
2.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
3.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
4.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
5.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
6.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
7.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
8.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
9.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
10.
What nation had to drop out of the war because there was a communist revolution in their country?
a)
US
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Russia
11.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
12.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
13.
Why were reparations introduced by the Allies?
a)
So the French could invade the Ruhr
b)
To fund hyperinflation
c)
To pay for the war damage
d)
So the Weimar government could be popular
14.
Why did the U.S. not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Thought the League of Nations would force us to get involved in every issue that takes place in Europe.
b)
We were upset that Kaiser Wilhelm was removed
c)
We were mad at Britain and France
d)
None of the Above
15.
What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on the borders of Europe?
a)
No impact, all borders remained the same.
b)
France gave land to Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union was given more land to keep them from invading the rest of Europe.
d)
All of the empires of Europe were split up, and many new countries were created.
16.
What happened in Germany and around the world following WWI?
a)
A depression
b)
A surplus
c)
An election
d)
A runoff
17.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed and military was shrunk.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
18.
Leader of the Nazis in Germany; came to power when named chancellor in 1933
a)
Nuremberg Laws
b)
WWII Progression
c)
Final Solution
d)
Adolf Hitler
19.
What is` Anti-Semitism?
a)
A term used to describe the ideal of human being blond-haired, blue-eyed and of Nordic stock
b)
A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews
c)
A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians
d)
A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance
20.
What political party was created by Hitler?
a)
Nazi
b)
Fascist
c)
Communist
d)
Socialist
21.
Hitler went to prison originally because of
a)
attempting to overthrow the democratic government.
b)
attempting to overthrow the autocratic government.
c)
not fighting in world war 1.
d)
for staring a communist revolution.
22.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
23.
What is this?
a)
Star of David, patch Jews were told to wear in public.
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all German's people recieved.
were given
were given
d)
good luck charm
24.
Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .
a)
prejudiced
b)
unkind
c)
inferior
d)
respected
25.
What is propaganda ?
a)
events that are correct.
b)
persuading others that yours side of the story is correct.
c)
when old or new events can be correct.
d)
all of the above.
26.
What did Hitler stop doing ?
a)
He stopped reparations payments and began to expand the Germans empire.
b)
He stopped crying.
c)
He stopped believing the Germans about every the Germans say.
27.
(DOK 2) Because of the worldwide economic depression following World War I, Germany _____.
a)
was unable to supply its citizens with enough paper currency.
b)
had to grant its colonies independence because they were too expensive.
c)
was excused from having to make reparation payments to France and Britain.
d)
soon turned to fascist leaders who rallied the country around nationalism.
28.
WHO WAS HITLER RACIST AGAINST ?
a)
NO ONE
b)
JEWS, SLAVS, BLACKS, GYPSIES, HANDICAPPED
c)
GERMANS, RUSSIANS, SLAVS
d)
ARYANS AND AMERICANS
29.
How does Hitler come to power?
a)
Hitler is elected
b)
Hindenburg dies and Hitler takes over
c)
The Reichstag selects Hitler as Germany's leader after WWI
d)
He is installed as a "puppet" leader by the United States
30.
The National Socialist Party is better known as the _____ Party.
a)
Anarchist
b)
Bolshevik
c)
Communist
d)
Nazi
31.
Who became the dictator of Germany and led that country into WWII?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
32.
What year did the Russian Revolution occur?
a)
1910
b)
1917
c)
1922
d)
1945
33.
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (communists)?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Michail Gorbachev
d)
Peter the Great
34.
Who was the Tsar of Russia when the revolutions began to take placed?
a)
Alexander III
b)
Alexander II
c)
Nicholas II
d)
Nicholas III
35.
Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?
a)
Workers were not making fair wages
b)
People are going hungry
c)
Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1
d)
All of the above and even some more reasons
36.
What was the name of the political group that overthrew the Czar?
a)
The Nazis
b)
The Boyars
c)
The Bolshevik Party
d)
The Democratic Party
37.
Following the revolution what was the name of the government/philosophy that was introduced. This philosophy had a huge impact on the economy.
a)
Communism
b)
Facism
c)
Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
38.
What happened to the Czar in 1917?
a)
Forced to give up the throne & exiled
b)
Promoted to General
c)
Killed
d)
Exiled to Serbia
39.
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
a)
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
b)
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
c)
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
40.
How is a Cold War different from a regular war?
a)
It's fought in the winter.
b)
It is a war that divides countries.
c)
It's fought in certain countries.
d)
It is a war of words and ideas instead of bullets and guns.
41.
What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
NATO
b)
NAFTA
c)
WPA
d)
USA
42.
What did Winston Churchill say has descended (come down) over Europe?
a)
A Cloudy Day
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Sunshine
d)
Brass Curtains
43.
Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?
a)
They did not want another world war.
b)
They feared communism would destroy democracy.
c)
They wanted to have more control over the land.
d)
They believed people would like communism more than democracy.
44.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a)
an imaginary line dividing communist and non-communist countries
b)
an imaginary line connecting the major cities of Europe
c)
the border between France and Germany
d)
the border between the United States and Europe.
45.
After Joseph Stalin, who became the leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Douglas MacArthur
46.
What was the arms race?
a)
The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.
b)
The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.
c)
The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union
d)
The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States
47.
How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?
a)
By building the Berlin Wall
b)
They built the Iron Curtain
c)
Causing the Berlin Airlift
d)
Threatening to start WWIII
48.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Germany
b)
The United States
c)
France
d)
The Soviet Union
49.
Why was the Cold War named such?
a)
It was only fought during winter.
b)
The soldiers did not have warm clothing.
c)
This war was fought using ideas and propaganda instead of guns.
d)
It was primarily fought in the north and south poles.
50.
What happened to Germany after the end of WWII?
a)
It was completely destroyed
b)
Divided by Allied forces into a western capitalist and eastern communist society
c)
The German territory was given to the United States
d)
The Japanese took control for Germany
51.
After WWI, the United States and what other country became world superpowers because their political and military strength?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
China
52.
Why was the Cold War called the Cold War?
a)
There was not fighting
b)
It only took place in winter
c)
The armies gave the cold shoulder
d)
There is no reason
53.
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
a)
to divide Berlin into two zones
b)
to divide Berlin into four zones
c)
to stop people fleeing from East Berlin to West Berlin
d)
to stop people fleeing from West Berlin to East Berlin
54.
How did most Germans feel about the Berlin Wall?
a)
They wanted reunification, to get back together.
b)
They liked the Berlin Wall because it kept them separate.
c)
They wanted to move to East Berlin.
d)
They wanted to start World War 3.
55.
Who were the two superpowers during the Cold War?
a)
United States & United Kingdom
b)
United States & Soviet Union
c)
Germany & United Kingdom
d)
Germany & Soviet Union
56.
What type of government did the United States want to spread around the world?
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
57.
What type of government did the Soviet Union want to spread around the world?
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
58.
What type of economic system did the Soviet Union want to spread around the world?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
59.
What type of economic system did the United States want to spread around the world?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
60.
During the Cold War, most countries in Eastern Europe became...
a)
Capitalist
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist
d)
Marxist
61.
During the Cold War, most countries in Western Europe became...
a)
Capitalist
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist
d)
Marxist
62.
"Capitalist West vs. Communist East; no actual fighting between the two superpowers"
This describes which event?
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Division of Germany
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
63.
"Stockpile of weapons, including nuclear bombs.."
This describes which event?
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
64.
"Competition to be the first country to put a satellite in space and land on the moon..."
This describes which event?
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
65.
Name the two superpowers.
a)
Soviet Union & US
b)
Germany & Italy
c)
Ukraine & Poland
d)
Italy & UK
66.
The wall in Germany separated what city?
a)
London
b)
Berlin
c)
Chernobyl
d)
Las Vegas
67.
The fall of the Berlin wall symbolized the end of ________________.
a)
Nazism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
68.
The Iron Curtain separated what two beliefs?
a)
Communism & Nazism
b)
Monotheism & Democracy
c)
Communism & Democracy
69.
Because the Soviet Union spent so much money to launch Sputnik, this happened:
a)
the collapse of Nazism
b)
the collapse of democracy
c)
the collapse of Communism
70.
The time of tension without direct warfare, fighting or shooting is known as
a)
World War II
b)
Nazism
c)
World War 1
d)
Cold War
71.
Why did life seem foreign to people from East Germany (Communist) after reunification?
a)
West Germany was more modern than East Germany
b)
West Germany was not as modern as East Germany.
c)
People in East Germany sold goods that West Germans have never seen before.
d)
East Germany(Capitalistic) was freer than West Germany(Communistic).
72.
How did German reunification help end the Soviet Union and the Cold War?
a)
1. Soviet Union was out of money.
2. Eastern Block countries wanted freedom. 3. Berlin Wall was torn down and it symbolized the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union. There would not be a cold war without the Soviet Union.
2. Eastern Block countries wanted freedom. 3. Berlin Wall was torn down and it symbolized the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union. There would not be a cold war without the Soviet Union.
b)
It had no influence at all to help end the Cold War.
73.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
a)
They kept the same political system
b)
They unified into one democratic country
c)
They unified into one communist country
d)
They rebuilt the wall.
74.
During the Cold War, which event happened last?
a)
Launching of SPUTNIK
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Destruction of Berlin Wall
75.
Name the two superpowers.
a)
Soviet Union & US
b)
Germany & Italy
c)
Ukraine & Poland
d)
Italy & UK
76.
The wall in Germany separated what city?
a)
London
b)
Berlin
c)
Chernobyl
d)
Las Vegas
77.
The fall of the Berlin wall symbolized the end of ________________.
a)
Nazism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
78.
The Iron Curtain separated what two beliefs?
a)
Communism & Nazism
b)
Monotheism & Democracy
c)
Communism & Democracy
79.
There was a great amount of fighting and battle during the Cold War.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
Because the Soviet Union spent so much money to launch Sputnik, this happened:
a)
the collapse of Nazism
b)
the collapse of democracy
c)
the collapse of Communism
81.
The time of tension without direct warfare, fighting or shooting is known as
a)
World War II
b)
Nazism
c)
World War 1
d)
Cold War
82.
Why did life seem foreign to people from East Germany (Communist) after reunification?
a)
West Germany was more modern than East Germany
b)
West Germany was not as modern as East Germany.
c)
People in East Germany sold goods that West Germans have never seen before.
d)
East Germany(Capitalistic) was freer than West Germany(Communistic).
83.
How did German reunification help end the Soviet Union and the Cold War?
a)
1. Soviet Union was out of money.
2. Eastern Block countries wanted freedom. 3. Berlin Wall was torn down and it symbolized the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union. There would not be a cold war without the Soviet Union.
2. Eastern Block countries wanted freedom. 3. Berlin Wall was torn down and it symbolized the end of the Cold War and the Soviet Union. There would not be a cold war without the Soviet Union.
b)
It had no influence at all to help end the Cold War.
84.
What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
a)
They kept the same political system
b)
They unified into one democratic country
c)
They unified into one communist country
d)
They rebuilt the wall.
85.
During the Cold War, which event happened last?
a)
Launching of SPUTNIK
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Destruction of Berlin Wall
86.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)
Attempted to reestablish communism
b)
Break away from Soviet Union and become independent
c)
Establish their own communist government
d)
Change their economic system to the command economy system
87.
What type of economic system encourages private ownership?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Command Economy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Mercantilism
88.
After World War II, many Germans left East Germany to live in the more productive, democratic West Germany. How did the government of East Berlin try to contain defections from East to West Berlin?
a)
Improve conditions in East Berlin
b)
Allowed people to work in the West
c)
Allow them to leave as they please
d)
Build a wall to keep people from moving to west Berlin
89.
What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
a)
the fall of communism
b)
the fall of capitalism
c)
the end of the Vietnam War
d)
the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis
90.
The Berlin Wall was constructed to stop movement of people between East & West Germany. What was the main difference between the two countries?
a)
East Germany was communist and West Germany was democratic and capitalist
b)
East Germany was a free state and West Germany was occupied by Europe
c)
East Germany was democratic and West Germany was a dictatorship
d)
East Germany was Christian and West Germany was Muslim
91.
The fall of the Berlin wall symbolized the end of ________________.
a)
Nazism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
92.
Name the two superpowers.
a)
Soviet Union & US
b)
Germany & Italy
c)
Ukraine & Poland
d)
Italy & UK
93.
What was the mass killing of Jews called?
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
94.
What is a concentration camp?
a)
A camp for thinking
b)
Prison for people who were part of minorities
c)
A high school
d)
Jail for Nazis
95.
What did Hitler blame the Jews for?
a)
Being rich and having big noses
b)
Germany's loss of WWI and a failing economy
c)
Germany's loss of land and weakness
d)
Worshiping a God that he did not believe in
96.
What was the name of Hitlers followers?
a)
Nazis
b)
Jews
c)
Americans
d)
Hitlers
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